ܐܪܓܘܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܪ ܓ ܘ ܢ (ˀ r g w n)
3 terms

From ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā, “Tyrian purple dye”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare Arabic أَرْجُوَانِيّ (ʔarjuwāniyy).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔarɡəwɑːnɑːjɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔard͡ʒəvɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (argwānāyā) (feminine ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (argwānāytā), plural ܐܲܪ̈ܓܘܵܢܵܝܹܐ (argwānāyē))

  1. purple

Coordinate terms

Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܓܲܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gawnē) (layout · text)
     ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)      ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā)      ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
             ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܝܵܐ (qirmīzāyā)              ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܝܵܐ (purtqālāyā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā)              ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā)
             ܠܲܝܡܵܝܵܐ (laymāyā)              ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)              ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
             ܣܵܣܓܲܘܢܵܝܵܐ (sāsgawnāyā)              ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)              ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
             ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܵܐ (bānafšāyā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)              ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (argwānāyā)              ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā)
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